A Bantu language · Guthrie A43 · ISO 639-3 bas

Basaa

Name: Basaa Full Syllable Inventory (FSI)
Creator: BantuNomics
License: https://bantunomics.com/plans

In its own words: Hop Basaa

Syllable inventory (FSI) released Cameroon

Hop Basaa

the language

class 5

sounds merge in the spoken form

/hɔ̀p βasàː/

Mut Basaa

a person

class 1

sounds merge in the spoken form

/mùt βasàː/

Bot Basaa

the people

class 2

sounds merge in the spoken form

/βòt βasàː/

Basaa

the land

place name

/βasàː/

These names are still under review. Speak Basaa? Suggest a correction →

Basaa on BantuNomics

From local knowledge to generative infrastructure

01 · Local knowledge

Native speakers

Everything here is built with people who speak the language, with consent. Speak Basaa? Contribute at amina.ai.

02 · Primitives

Syllable inventory (FSI)

Basaa's complete operating alphabet is released and licensed from the Validation Pilot.

Released

03 · Composition rules

Nouns, verbs, concord

The class system above, the verb and the agreement it drives — licensed per language.

See plans

04 · Generative infrastructure

Engines

Rule-driven generation for Basaa is not public yet — request it below.

Not yet

Where it is spoken

Cameroon

Classification

Bantu · Guthrie zone A · A43 · Glottolog

Access

Evaluate free · Scope a pilot · Plans

Ask for Basaa

Suggest a correction for Basaa

Agents can ask too — no key needed.

POST https://bantunomics.com/api/v1/language-requests
{"iso": "bas", "domains": ["nouns","audio"],
 "agent_name": "…", "contact_email": "…", "use_case": "…"}

Or connect the MCP server https://bantunomics.com/languages/mcp and call request_language. Machine-readable page: /languages/basaa.json

Basaa

From local knowledge to generative infrastructure

Native speakers

Syllable inventory (FSI)

Nouns, verbs, concord

Engines

Suggest a correction for Basaa

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